The Abundant Arts

Soak up the rich cultural offerings available year round in Northfield. Concerts, recitals, plays, gallery shows and festivals abound weekdays, weeknights and weekends.

Gallery crawling

Take in the inspiring visual arts shows at Northfield's many exhibit venues, including the Northfield Arts Guild Gallery, St. Olaf College and Carleton College galleries, private studios and other public showrooms. While crawling from gallery to gallery, grab a cup of coffee or light lunch at a local restaurant.

Curtains up

The Northfield Arts Guild Theater, featuring local talent, offers an annual season of plays and musicals. There are three theater groups at Carleton College that give regular performances, and St. Olaf College’s theater department presents five theatrical productions per year, plus a one-act play festival on four evenings each May.

Hear the music

Northfield is well known for the quantity and quality of music performances and events that take place almost daily around town. Thousands of visitors come to Northfield each December to enjoy the famous St. Olaf Christmas Festival. In June, the Bridge Chamber Music Festival offers a three-day event dedicated to presenting chamber music concerts of the highest quality.

Happening right now

Check out any of Northfield's event calendars and you'll discover that there's way too much going on to spend only one day in Northfield. You'll have to spend a night or two in order to experience just how abundant the arts really are in Northfield.